Kitchen and/or Living Room
* Beach theme clock – maybe made from driftwood or in the shape of a wooden ship wheel.
* Table runner, placemats and coasters made from coco twigs or bamboo.
* Have a large glass vase or bowl filled with shells, starfish and other natural items that are found at the beach as a table centrepiece.
* Spheres made from shells also make great centrepieces – group 3 different sizes together for the best affect.
* Lighthouse, Sailing Boat or Seabird Ornaments.
* Sea themed calendar.
* Beach Themed Magnets on the fridge – shells, starfish etc
* Beach theme prints and photos.
* Cushions and throws made from colours and textures inspired by the beach.
* Fish aquarium with pebbles & shells in the bottom.
* Furniture made from natural elements eg. Driftwood, bamboo, cane and wicker.
* Window Dressings –
Plantation shutters, bamboo blinds, natural coloured curtains.
* Shadowbox display fishing knots.
* Canvas magazine racks – White and Blue Striped.
* Seagrass floor rugs.
* Use large shells as bookends.
* Display picture frames made from driftwood or frames decorated with shells/starfish.
* Hang metal wall art of fish on walls as a feature.
* Have frangipani or ocean scented candles and/or diffusers
* Display nautical items such as telescopes, compasses, and pocket clocks.
Bedroom
* Hang beach theme prints and photos.
* Furniture made from natural elements eg. Driftwood, bamboo, rattan, cane, wicker etc.
* Net hanging down the wall with various shells, starfish etc attached.
* Blue and white striped quilt cover or white quilt cover with blue and white striped cushions.
* Wooden Chests.
* Bean Bags – could be coloured red, blue or white.
* Glue seashells around the bottom of a calico lamp shade.
* Change screen made from bamboo
* Use a large piece of coral to hang your jewellery off of and display on your dressing table.
* Hang shadowboxes displaying seashells, starfish etc on wall.
* Display your favourite photos in beach themed picture frames.
Outside – Garden/Patio
* Hang a hammock under your veranda or in your patio area.
* Hang wind chimes made from shells, starfish or sand dollars.
* Scatter pebbles around pot plant with the odd strategically placed shell and/or starfish.
* Have a glass buoy wrapped in rope netting hanging from your patio or veranda beam.
* You could also have a small old wooden boat used as a sandpit or purely for decoration. You could also just display the ores/paddles, maybe hung on the wall.
* Have a surfboard hanging on a wall.
* Use large rope like they use for tying up large ships to edge your garden beds or sandpit.
* Garden Statues – Seabirds
* Hang a lifebuoy on the wall of the patio.
* Have door mats made from woven grass/
* Decking
* Picket Fences
* Pebbles instead of gravel.
* Palm Trees
* Patio poles made to resemble jetty poles.
* Place tiki torches amongst your garden.
* Have outdoor furniture made from wicker, bamboo, rattan, natural pine or painted wood with white or blue and white striped cushions.
* Use an old anchor as a garden ornament.
* Place a beach umbrella over table or deck chairs.
* Hang up a beach sign – tin or wooden.
* Hang a wooden ship wheel on the wall.
BEACH THEMED WEDDING DECORATION IDEAS
Table Centrepieces
* Use a glass tray, vase or bowl with one or more candles in the centre surrounded by sand, shells, starfish and/or silk frangipani flowers.
* Lighthouse used as a centrepiece.
* Make candles out of large shells by filling with melted wax and placing a wick in the centre and letting the wax set.
* Use Tea light glass lanterns as a centrepiece
Table Decorations
* Cut a slice in the top of shells and use them as place card holders/wedding favours.
* Scatter sea glass, pebbles, sand, seashells, sand dollars, starfish or silk frangipani flowers on the tables, cake table, signing table, gift table etc.
* For a classic look use all white seashells/starfish etc as decorations or you could spray paint them silver or gold.
* You could use scallop shell shaped bowls for the bread or butter on the tables.
* Napkin rings made from shells.
* Attach your place cards to starfish using a ribbon.
* Use scallop/clam shells as tea light holders.
* Lay large green leaves under your table centrepiece
Other
* Have a shell, starfish or frangipani flower attached to where the chair sash ties at the back of the chair.
* If getting married on the beach you could create an aisle using driftwood, shells, starfish, pebbles etc.
* Use small shells, sliced shells, sand-dollars, starfish to decorate your wedding invitations, thankyous, menus etc.
* Use metal beach bucket looking pails as ice buckets.
* Use a small old wooden row boat to fill with ice to put drinks in.
* Hang seashell/starfish garlands from ceiling or bar.
* If having in outside wedding put tiki torches around the perimeter.
* Use shell shaped wine stoppers in the tops of glass bottle for water on tables.
GENERAL DECORATING TIPS
* Group accessories in odd numbers.
* Have tall and short accessories grouped together.
* Lighter shades of wood work best when decorating in a beach theme.
